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A fictional pianist's hands on the keys, room light. With the Pastel Film preset applied.A fictional pianist's hands on the keys, room light. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to A fictional pianist's hands on the keys, room light

Airy Film Portrait

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  • Presets10
  • Stylefilm, pastel, wedding
  • Works inLightroom desktop and mobile
  • Format.xmp and .dng

Pastel Film · film

Pastel Film makes one kind of light.

Gives light-and-airy portraits a film base: lifted and soft, with grain and fade that keep it from looking digital.

Airy Film Portrait is 10 presets for film photography. Every one of them is below, before you pay for any of it.

About this pack

Light and airy on its own goes plastic. These ten looks keep the brightness, the soft contrast and the held highlights that define the airy portrait, then put film under it: a fine grain, a slight fade in the blacks, colour muted a step. Skin stays peach and even, warmth is allowed a touch above neutral so airy does not mean cold. The result is bright without being clinical, which is what separates a film wedding photographer's airy from a phone app's. Pastel 400 Portrait is denser and greener; this is lighter and more neutral. Ten presets, one look, one job, stepping from a light touch to the full fade so you pick the version the frame wants. XMP for Lightroom Classic and Lightroom desktop, DNG for the free Lightroom mobile app; exposure and crop are left to you. Pastel Film is the quiet, cool side of colour negative, for light that should stay light.

  • Airy without looking plastic
  • Grain and fade underneath
  • Highlights held, exposure lifted
  • Peach skin, neutral warmth

Light and airy portraits, couples, family sessions in bright soft light.

See the light change

drag the line

The same frame, one tap apart. Drag any handle and the scene goes back to the way it looked before Pastel Film touched it.

Record shop. With the Pastel Film preset applied.Record shop. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to Record shop
Record shop
A fictional person's hands around a ceramic cup on a pale table. With the Pastel Film preset applied.A fictional person's hands around a ceramic cup on a pale table. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to A fictional person's hands around a ceramic cup on a pale table
A fictional person's hands around a ceramic cup on a pale table
A fictional woman's portrait outdoors in open shade, daylight. With the Pastel Film preset applied.A fictional woman's portrait outdoors in open shade, daylight. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to A fictional woman's portrait outdoors in open shade, daylight
A fictional woman's portrait outdoors in open shade, daylight

Explore every preset in this pack

10 presets · 4 scenes

Every preset in the pack is here, on the same four photographs. Nothing below is a sample. Open one and drag.

  1. No. 01Route Tape
    Route Tape applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Route Tape applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Route Tape applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Route Tape applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Route Tape. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  2. No. 02Field Edge
    Field Edge applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Field Edge applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Field Edge applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Field Edge applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Field Edge. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  3. No. 03Vacant Parcel
    Vacant Parcel applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Vacant Parcel applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Vacant Parcel applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Vacant Parcel applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Vacant Parcel. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  4. No. 04Deckle Rag
    Deckle Rag applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Deckle Rag applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Deckle Rag applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Deckle Rag applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Deckle Rag. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  5. No. 05Linen Weave
    Linen Weave applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Linen Weave applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Linen Weave applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Linen Weave applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Linen Weave. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  6. No. 06Hot Press
    Hot Press applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Hot Press applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Hot Press applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Hot Press applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Hot Press. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  7. No. 07Amber Shade
    Amber Shade applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Amber Shade applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Amber Shade applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Amber Shade applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Amber Shade. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  8. No. 08Gesso Ground
    Gesso Ground applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Gesso Ground applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Gesso Ground applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Gesso Ground applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Gesso Ground. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  9. No. 09CS-08 Backstage Notebook
    CS-08 Backstage Notebook applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    CS-08 Backstage Notebook applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    CS-08 Backstage Notebook applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    CS-08 Backstage Notebook applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is CS-08 Backstage Notebook. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  10. No. 10Page Corner
    Page Corner applied to Hands cup Before: Hands cup
    Hands cup
    Page Corner applied to Hands piano Before: Hands piano
    Hands piano
    Page Corner applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Page Corner applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Page Corner. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

Pastel Film is the cool side of colour negative: shadows that lean mint or lavender, skin that stays pale and clean, highlights that open up and float. Where the warm rolls feel like late afternoon, this world is morning: overcast light, white walls, garden weddings, a nursery. The dialect is airy, quiet, faded and gentle. Grain is fine, blacks are lifted high, saturation is muted and tint drifts a few points green. Every pack promises one specific thing the cool negative does to light, skin or shadow that a warm roll cannot.

Every pack here is its own product with its own page, so you buy the one look you need, and a larger pack or the family collection is always one step up from it.

Yours in two minutes

how it works

  1. Step 1

    Buy

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  2. Step 2

    Download

    The zip downloads right away, and a copy lands in your email.

  3. Step 3

    Import

    Add the presets to Lightroom in a minute.

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  4. Step 4

    Tap

    One tap on any photo. Every slider stays yours to adjust.

Yours to keep, for personal and client work. Please do not share the files. The license

Netzah Elad Topaz, the photographer who makes these presets

the maker

Why I Make These

I am Netzah Elad Topaz. I take photographs and I build software, and the two keep leading me back to the same problem. You were there. The light was doing something you will not see again. Then the photo comes back flat, and it is not what you were looking at.

Closing that gap is the whole job. Every preset here is built from Adobe defaults by hand, with a written note for what it should do to a picture, and it is judged on photographs before it ships. Nothing is a filter dropped on top of your work.

What I want is simple. You open a photo you almost gave up on, you tap once, and there it is: the day you remember, not the file your camera handed you. That is worth doing properly.

Questions, answered

Which Lightroom versions does this work with?

Lightroom Classic and Lightroom desktop via the XMP files, and the free Lightroom mobile app on iPhone and Android via the DNG files. Install once and the presets sync across your devices.

Is it safe on skin tones?

Yes. Skin stays pale and clean while the greens and shadows do the moving. On deep skin tones check the black lift and reduce it a few points if the shadows look too soft.

How do I make it stronger or softer?

Use the Amount slider in Lightroom desktop and mobile to dial the whole preset up or down. To keep the pastel colour but reduce the fade, raise Blacks a few points; to keep the fade but cool it less, nudge Temperature warmer.

Do these work in the free Lightroom app?

Yes. Import the .xmp files in the free Lightroom app on iPhone or Android, no subscription needed. They also work in Lightroom Classic and Lightroom on desktop.

What exactly do I get?

All 10 presets from Airy Film Portrait as .xmp files in an instant ZIP download. The link also lands in your email, and the purchase stays in your account so you can re-download any time.

How do I install them?

Two minutes: unzip, then import inside Lightroom. The step-by-step guide covers iPhone, Android, and desktop.

Can I use them for client work?

Yes. The single-user license covers personal and commercial photography. The one thing you can't do is share or resell the preset files themselves.

Can I tweak a preset after applying it?

Always. A preset is a starting point; every slider stays yours to adjust.

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Chrome Film applied to A fictional motorcyclist in a leather jacket stopped at a mountain pass overlook, bike in the foreground, hazy valley

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A fictional couple walking under one umbrella in falling snow on a European city street at dusk, shop windows glowing. With the Japan Film preset applied.A fictional couple walking under one umbrella in falling snow on a European city street at dusk, shop windows glowing. Photographed without a preset.
Japan Film applied to A fictional couple walking under one umbrella in falling snow on a European city street at dusk, shop windows glowing

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A 1970s classic car parked on a night street lit by neon shop signs, wet asphalt reflections, no people. With the Night Halation preset applied.A 1970s classic car parked on a night street lit by neon shop signs, wet asphalt reflections, no people. Photographed without a preset.
Night Halation applied to A 1970s classic car parked on a night street lit by neon shop signs, wet asphalt reflections, no people

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A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight. With the Warm Negative preset applied.A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight. Photographed without a preset.
Warm Negative applied to A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight

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